BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11
Lake Bronson Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.
114Species Recorded
10Years Surveyed
1978–2011Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Lake Bronson
Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 126 | 2011 | +33% | 1981 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 56 | 2011 | +276% | 1982 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 45 | 2011 | +24% | 1981 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 44 | 2011 | +81% | 1981 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 40 | 2011 | -58% | 1981 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 33 | 2011 | +179% | 1981 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 33 | 2011 | +46% | 1981 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 32 | 2011 | +44% | 1981 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2011 | +64% | 1981 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 26 | 2011 | 13× | 1990 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 25 | 2011 | -27% | 1981 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 22 | 2011 | -28% | 1981 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 20 | 2011 | -38% | 1981 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 19 | 2011 | +36% | 1981 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 19 | 2011 | 11× | 1981 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 18 | 2011 | +230% | 1998 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 18 | 2011 | -4% | 1990 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 18 | 2011 | +850% | 1982 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 16 | 2011 | -42% | 1981 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2011 | +123% | 1982 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 15 | 2011 | -16% | 1981 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2011 | +62% | 1999 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2011 | -21% | 1981 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 10 | 2011 | -51% | 1981 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 10 | 2011 | -48% | 1981 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 10 | 2011 | +86% | 1981 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2011 | -61% | 1990 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 10 | 2011 | +173% | 1981 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 8 | 2011 | +26% | 1981 | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | 8 | 1979 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2003 | +482% | 1981 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2011 | +19% | 1981 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2011 | +140% | 1981 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2011 | +125% | 1981 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2011 | -14% | 1990 | |
| LeConte's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2011 | +195% | 1982 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2011 | -67% | 1981 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 6 | 2011 | +267% | 1990 | |
| Marbled Godwit | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2011 | -23% | 1981 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 5 | 2011 | +0% | 1990 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.